Senior Character Animator — Remote, AI Performance

Cashback24x7; New York (NY, CA); Remote; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral reward up to $2,000

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Senior Character Animator to help define what a well-transferred performance should look like. You will assess timing, emotion, and micro-expressions across feature films, VFX and AAA games to guide how the model recreates authentic performances.

This part-time, remote W-2 role pays $60–$90 per hour. You’ll review outputs, build benchmarks, and calibrate a team of reviewers. Payments are weekly via Stripe or Wise. Occasional in-person sessions may be required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years as a hands-on character animator focused on human and character acting at senior/lead/principal level.
• Animator credits on feature films, VFX features or AAA game cinematics at recognized studios.
• A sharp eye for micro expressions, lip sync, weight and timing, and small acting choices.

Responsibilities

• Set the quality bar: Define clear standards for when a performance has been carried over well, on body mechanics, facial nuance, timing and emotional intent.
• Critique model outputs: Review generated performances shot by shot and write precise, actionable notes.
• Build benchmarks: Choose reference performances from easy to hard to test the model.
• Shape the reviewer pool: Define profile, rubric and calibration for human reviewers.
• Collaborate with other experts to maintain consistency and accuracy.

Skills

Character animation

Senior/Lead/Principal

Lip sync

Real-time engines

Generative tools

Tools

Sora

Veo

Midjourney

Runway

Kling

Job description

Mercor is seeking a Senior Character Animator to help define what a well-transferred performance should look like. You will assess timing, emotion, and micro-expressions across feature films, VFX and AAA games to guide how the model recreates authentic performances.

This part-time, remote W-2 role pays $60–$90 per hour. You’ll review outputs, build benchmarks, and calibrate a team of reviewers. Payments are weekly via Stripe or Wise. Occasional in-person sessions may be required.